A/RES/69/267
United Nations
Distr.: General
11 March 2015
General Assembly
Sixty-ninth session
Agenda item 129
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 26 February 2015
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/69/L.52 and Add.1)]
69/267. Seventieth anniversary of the end of the Second
World War
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 59/26 of 22 November 2004, in which it, inter alia,
declared 8 and 9 May as a time of remembrance and reconciliation, while
recognizing that Member States may have individual dates of victory, liberation and
commemoration,
Recalling also that 2015 will mark the seventieth anniversary of the end of the
Second World War, a war which brought untold sorrow to humankind, particularly
in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Pacific and other parts of the world,
Stressing that this historic event established the conditions for the creation of
the United Nations, designed to prevent future wars and save succeeding
generations from their scourge,
Recalling that 2015 will mark the seventieth anniversary of the creation of the
United Nations,
Calling upon the States Members of the United Nations to unite their efforts in
dealing with challenges and threats to international peace and security, with the
United Nations playing a central role, and to make every effort to refrain in their
international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity
or political independence of any State, or in any other manner inconsistent with the
purposes of the United Nations, and to settle all disputes by peaceful means in
conformity with the Charter of the United Nations,
Underlining the progress made since the end of the Second World War in
overcoming its legacy and promoting reconciliation, international and regional
cooperation and democratic values, human rights and fundamental freedoms, in
particular through the United Nations, and the establishment of regional and
subregional organizations and other appropriate frameworks,
1.
Invites all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system,
non-governmental organizations and individuals to observe these days in an
appropriate manner to pay tribute to all victims of the Second World War;
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